Loblaw Companies Limited Strategic Plan Presented to Galen Weston Jr.‚ Executive Chairman of Loblaw Companies Ltd and Professor Imran Saleem‚ University of Toronto Submitted by Group 4 on March 30‚ 2010 Table of Contents Loblaw Companies Limited Strategic Plan 1 Table of Contents 2 Loblaw Companies Limited Summary 3 History 3 Current Vision 3 Short Term & Medium-Longer Term Plan 3 Detailed Financials 4 Industry and the Competitive Analysis 4 SWOT Analysis
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Loblaw Companies Limited Case Study Table of Contents Introduction 3 External Analysis 4 Internal Analysis 8 Alternatives 9 Recommendation 10 References 11 Introduction Loblaw Companies is facing the greatest competitive challenge of its recent history with the launch of Wal-Mart into their markets. Having originally entered the market in 1994 through the acquisition of 122 Woolco Stores‚ Wal-Mart is planning to open their
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Loblaw Companies Limited Introduction Loblaw Companies Limited were founded in 1919 with two distinct business operations‚ food processing‚ and food distribution. As the leader in the Canada grocery industry‚ Loblaw earned $23.1 billion in 2002‚ improving scale advantages and being different in its stores and products are the two goals of their strategy. On October 1‚ 2003‚ Wal-Mart determined to launch its wholesale brand “Sam’s Club” for changing its weak performance‚ and achieved the objective
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ANALYSIS OF LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to highlight the findings of the audit that was conducted on Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw)‚ a subsidiary of George Weston Limited‚ and to come to a feasible conclusion about maintaining the company ’s already successful business. A qualitative and quantitative analysis was conducted through secondary research‚ using internal and external resources. Since its incorporation in 1956‚ Loblaw has worked its
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household items. Grocery Industry Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition (See Appendix) The Canadian grocery industry is highly competitive and has high barriers for new entrants. Canadians pay the lowest prices for food in the world. Furthermore‚ Loblaw‚ Sobeys‚ Safeway‚ Metro‚ and A&P take up nearly 70% of Canadian grocers’ market share. With so many dominant players in the industry‚ the grocery store suppliers’ bargaining powers are relatively low‚ depending on the scale of the stores. Furthermore
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Loblaw Company Ltd. Loblaw Companies Limited is a subsidiary of George Weston. The company distributes: food products‚ general merchandise‚ drugs‚ and financial services through retail‚ wholesale‚ and discount stores. It is headquartered in Toronto. * Employee Amount: 139 thousand 1. Present Situation of the company (financial results‚ trends‚ etc. - whatever you feel is important) * Loblaw has a strong portfolio of private label brands which provides a margin advantage. However‚ a
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most efficient way for Loblaw to open up new business in pharmaceutical industry. We believe that acquisition is the best. As the leader in retail industry‚ Loblaw faced its first lost which lasted for five quarters in 2006‚ due to extreme competition and poor operational performance. Though returned to form after 2007‚ Loblaw now is facing a more challenging situation—the merge of second and fourth largest retailers‚ Sobeys and Safeway—in 2012. In order to stay leading‚ Loblaw decided to enter pharmaceutical
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Diodati Individual Case Assignment Turnitin ID# 243102298 Joseph Nicosia 500198044 TABLE OF CONTENTS Strategic Recommendations 3 Appendix A: Industrial Analysis 6 B: PEST Analysis 6 C: Key Driving Forces 7 D: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 7 E: Strategic Group Map 7 F: Key Strategic Factors 8 G: Competitor Analysis 8 H: Attractiveness of Industry 8 I: Mission and Vision Statement 8 J: Value Chain 9 K: Financial Analysis 9 L: SWOT Analysis 10 M: Issues 10 N:
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Loblaws companies limited Loblaw Company Limited is currently Canadian’s market leader in the grocery sector including holding the 24th spot of the world’s top grocery retailer. While Loblaw seems to be doing very well due to the fact that they have a big portion of the market share‚ but it may not be for long when Wal-Mart becomes one its major competitors. Wal-Mart has decided to expand its business by entering the grocery sector in the Canadian market. Loblaw’s current issue is the affect
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Case 16 1. The grocery industry is a commoditized industry‚ which makes it difficult for grocers to sustain through differentiation. Buyer power is high and thus‚ cost leadership and operational efficiencies are critical. There is fierce competition amongst various grocery stores‚ with the main players such as Loblaw and A&P holding multi-banner stores in various market segments. Traditional grocery stores also lose some of their market share to drug stores‚ convenience stores and other retailers
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